Coal Dust and Silica Survey, Crisp County Power Commission, Coal-Fired Power Plant, Cordele, Georgia

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• Personal Author:
  Roper CP Jr.
• Description:
  Environmental and personal air samples were analyzed for the presence of hazardous concentrations of coal and silica (7631869) dusts at the coal fired power facility of the Crisp County Power Commission (SIC-4911) in Cordele, Georgia, on July 12, 1978. The evaluation was requested by the management on behalf of an unspecified number of workers. Noise measurements also were taken. Airborne dust concentrations ranged from nondetectable to 0.15 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/CuM), well below the OSHA standards of 2.4mg/CuM for coal dust and 10mg/CuM for respirable dust containing quartz. Exposures to free crystalline silica were below the detectable limits of the sampling and analytical method. Noise readings ranged from 67 to 116 decibels (dB) at different locations. The OSHA standard for noise exposure is 90dB for an 8 hour daily exposure. The investigators concluded that coal and silica dust concentrations were not hazardous to workers at the time of the investigation, but that some workers were exposed to excessive noise. Recommendations were to wet the coal before it is loaded or moved, and to develop and enforce a hearing conservation program. Procedures for work in confined spaces also are recommended. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Aluminum Silicates Coal Dust Environmental Monitoring Noise Occupational Health Particulate Matter Preceptorship Safety Surveys And Questionnaires

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• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; Region-4; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; Air-sampling; Health-surveys; Worker-health; Coal-dust; Silicates; Mineral-dusts; Airborne-particles; Noise-analysis; Control-methods
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00113549
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82-193566
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1978 Nov; :1-11
• CAS Registry Number:
  Silica (CAS RN 7631-86-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  4911 - Electric services - (SIC)
• Source Full Name:
  NIOSH, Region IV, PHS, Division of Preventive Health Services, Atlanta, Georgia
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c4a9e47979dfa44855267d4699e33de04a4534cd4bcccc6d8d605e5a3714f06d8fb6dac21347f299903d37eb37c2fef3eba7455f4ea94ee8d04729c0b1fc9033
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/234027/cdc_234027_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 474.46 KB ]